Archive for June 2026
Woman facing arson, hate crime charge following fire at Tassajara Zen Buddhist monastery
Authorities in Monterey County announced an arrest Tuesday in connection with a fire that burned the nation’s oldest Buddhist monastery in late March. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said 36-year-old Fiona GuoGuo Lu of Mountain View was arrested after investigators found online social media posts that connected her to the March 27 fire at the…
Read MoreBaltimore County man arrested for going to crash survivor’s home, making threats while armed
A Baltimore County man is behind bars and facing assault and weapons charges after police said he went to the neighborhood of a 16-year-old recovering from a serious car crash and threatened that teen’s mother and others in the community. Police found more than a dozen weapons inside the suspect’s home, a short distance away.…
Read MoreTwo hostages released, others remained trapped amid bomb threat at Bakersfield bank building
Police were negotiating into the night Tuesday with a man believed to be in possession of a bomb who was holding people hostage inside a building in downtown Bakersfield, authorities said. Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a confirmed bomb threat at the “Chase Bank Building” at Chester Avenue and 17th Street on…
Read MoreMan with al-Qaeda ties who threatened to bomb subway pleads guilty in Montreal
The lawyer for a homeless man who once attended al-Qaeda training camps says his client has pleaded guilty in Montreal to threatening to bomb public transit. Leonard Waxman says Mohamed Abdullah Warsame has also acknowledged having called a Passport Canada office from detention and threatening to blow it up. A joint statement of facts tabled…
Read MoreClashes continue in Lebanon despite Israel and Hezbollah accepting US partial ceasefire plan
Clashes have continued in southern Lebanon despite Israel and Hezbollah accepting a US plan for a partial ceasefire. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had spoken to both sides and “they agreed that all shooting will stop”, after Iran warned Israeli military actions in Lebanon were a threat to the US-Iran ceasefire. Lebanon…
Read MoreRussian attack kills at least 18 in Ukraine, some of them children buried under rubble
Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight, killing at least 18 civilians and wounding more than 100 others, authorities said Tuesday. The damage trapped some people under the rubble of apartment buildings. Emergency crews digging through the wreckage pulled out the body of a 3-year-old child…
Read MoreQueensland teenager, 13, charged over alleged plot to attack school
A teenager who police allege was planning an attack on a school has been charged after allegedly threatening people with a knife in Queensland. The 13-year-old boy was arrested at a business on Saltwater Creek Road in Maryborough, about three hours north of Brisbane, about 9am last Thursday. Police allege the boy was armed with…
Read MoreHorry Co. teen accused of ‘extreme and unsettling’ extortion tied to ‘764’ network
An Horry County teenager was arrested for an “extreme and unsettling” violent online extortion network, according to a release from the Horry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). According to HCSO, deputies received a cyber tip from the social gaming platform Discord regarding possible school violence and worked with the FBI Columbia field office during the investigation.…
Read MoreUkraine: How a kamikaze drone partially operated by AI is attacking Russian convoys
For the past few months, a drone has been prowling Russian logistics routes. The Hornet, which the Russians call the “Martian-2” is a mid-range kamikaze drone partially piloted by artificial intelligence. After the drone is launched using a catapult, it flies using an electric propeller motor, which means that it is nearly silent, according to…
Read MoreHuge blast kills dozens in rebel-held village in Myanmar
At least 46 people have been killed and dozens more wounded after an explosion in a village in a region of Myanmar under insurgent control, rescue teams have told the BBC. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), which controls the area and has been fighting the military junta, said explosives kept in a warehouse for…
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